You can inspire change by seeking new research, voicing your concerns, and finding better ways to adapt to the evolving world. If you want higher wages for nurses, or if you see an area where you can contribute to better patient outcomes, advocate for it. Rather than just accepting change, I encourage you to become an active part of it. As a nurse, your job is to absorb and adapt to the new policies, information, schedule, and more that come at you every day. In healthcare, change is inevitable and necessary. Without change and adaptation, we wouldn’t have advanced life support, gene therapy, or mRNA vaccinations. “Adaptability” is a buzzword in many industries and job listings, but healthcare is all about change. You should also be adept at evaluating sources, making sense of raw data, and identifying bias. This means learning more about nursing research journals and understanding why a peer-reviewed article must include evidence-based data-and why peer-reviewed articles are more reliable than something from a journal that accepts submissions from anyone. Best practices are always evolving, so you have to commit to regularly seeking out peer-reviewed research that expands your knowledge. You also need to be open to accepting new information once you evaluate it. To determine what’s true, you have to learn to remove your bias from your practice. The pandemic has highlighted the fact that being a nurse involves a constant flow of updated information and contradictory articles. Get into the habit of evaluating research Even if you disagree with what a patient asks for, bringing the request to the physician’s attention shows your patient that their voice has been heard.ģ. Nurses empower patients simply by listening to them. No matter who the patient is, what treatment they’re requesting, or why they want a second opinion, their voice counts. It’s your patient’s voice, their way of letting you know they need comfort, help, or someone to listen to their concerns. Though we may feel annoyed when a patient calls over and over, remember that the call light is more than a light. Having other people trust you is your first step toward trusting them. Be the person who other nurses and technicians can turn to when they need help. Though we aren’t in complete control of our environment or our team, I think that trusting others starts with being trustworthy yourself. When we’re in a tense situation, we need to know that the people around us have our back. Here is my advice for future nurses to help them not only succeed at work but find joy and fulfillment in our profession.
To deal with these challenges, I’ve changed my mindset, learned new skills, and altered my approach. Over the last few years, I’ve had to constantly adjust to new information, even as I watched colleagues leave the profession due to COVID-19 fears and burnout. The skills we need-and even what it means to be a nurse-are evolving as the new generation seeks different opportunities such as travel or part-time work. Working as a nurse ( CMSRN) both before and during the pandemic, I’ve seen our profession change drastically in just a few years.
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